To this moment, she still couldn't figure it out.
She had acted according to Demon's wishes, even going so far as to kidnap the man Demon was interested in and deliver him to her.
So why was she the one being punished so brutally?
Demon was even more ruthless now than she had been four years ago in the Gray Zone!
She'd said that since Black Jack rarely came to Elyndor, she would show her around the city and let her experience the world.
But Serena... she had taken her to a street full of restaurants!
She made her watch as all sorts of delicious foods danced before her eyes.
But she wasn't allowed to eat any of it!
What kind of torture was this?
It was inhumane and cruel!
After a whole day of this, Black Jack felt like she'd spent her last drop of willpower just resisting the urge to drool.
And after finally making it back home, Demon wouldn't even let her eat dinner!
NO! DINNER!
Plain broth? Even a dog would turn its nose up at this!
Just kill me now!
Black Jack was on the verge of tears.
In the end, she sat huddled in a corner of the dining table with a bowl of unseasoned soup, gazing tearfully at the feast spread before everyone else.
The drool she thought had dried up started flowing again.
Demon was the most wicked woman in the world!
No one else came close!
Black Jack decided that as soon as she got back to the Gray Zone, she would tell the whole crew about the Devil's inhumane and cruel deeds!!
Facing Black Jack's furious, accusing glare, Serena ate her meal without a change in expression, completely unaffected.
The other Lancasters exchanged glances but tacitly agreed not to ask what had happened.
Black Jack miserably sipped her tasteless soup, the aroma of the delicious feast wafting over her.
The sight of the food wasn't comforting at all; it just made her hungrier!
Just as Black Jack was hanging head, slurping her soup loudly passive-aggressively vent
frustration at Demon, an
gently
tugged at the hem of her st
Already irritable, Black Jack spun around with a fierce glare.
But then she saw a glistening, savory piece of meat held out in front of her.
Her hostile expression instantly softened, her eyes sparkling.
She looked up and met Julian's refined face.
He smiled warmly.
To Black Jack, that smile was like the descent of an angel come to save all of humanity.
She gulped her eyes wide with a
mixture of hope and caution as she blinked and pointed to herself.
Julian
the conced toward Serena out
then.
Black Jack a slightn
Black Jack immediately held out her spoon.
The succulent piece of meat landed in it.
She gobbled it down in one large bite.
of
Black Jack instantly felt saved!
She chewed and swallowed the meat, so happy she could have cried.
She had been craving it all day.
This was the joy of eating meat!
Black Jack blinked again, looking at Julian expectantly.
She looked just like a kitten waiting to be fed.
A deeper smile touched Julian's eyes.
This girl...
She had a face that seemed suited for a wild, flamboyant, and cool persona.
And yet, she inexplicably possessed the innocence of a college student.
It was an interesting, extreme contrast.
He chuckled softly and, when Serena wasn't looking, fed Black Jack another piece.